Swansea University Funding Supports Another Publication on Malicious Use of AI by Daniel E. Levenson and Dr. Kevin Blasiak

June 30, 2026 In June of 2024 Daniel and Kevin Blasiak, PhD, won funding in a sandpit competition held at the Swansea University Terrorism and Social Media Conference. With this critical support they were able to hold a workshop at Newcastle University in the summer of 2025, which allowed for a robust conversation among a diverse set of stakeholders on the topic of the various ways that Artificial Intelligence may be used by bad actors to engage in terrorism and other crimina

5 days ago1 min read

FEATURED POST

Never Miss a New Post.

TRAIN OF THOUGHT

Reflections on the 7th Annual Faith-Based Organization Safety and Security Seminar at Gillette Stadium

Blog post By Daniel E. Levenson November 15, 2025 Left to Right: Daniel E. Levenson and Boston Archbishop Richard G. Henning. Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the 7th Annual Faith-Based Organization Safety and Security Seminar at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts where leaders from many different synagogues, churches, mosques, temples and other religious organizations spent the day hearing from a range of experts on ways to recognize and mitigate

Nov 19, 20252 min read

Swansea University Funding Supports Another Publication on Malicious Use of AI by Daniel E. Levenson and Dr. Kevin Blasiak

June 30, 2026 In June of 2024 Daniel and Kevin Blasiak, PhD, won funding in a sandpit competition held at the Swansea University Terrorism and Social Media Conference. With this critical support they were able to hold a workshop at Newcastle University in the summer of 2025, which allowed for a robust conversation among a diverse set of stakeholders on the topic of the various ways that Artificial Intelligence may be used by bad actors to engage in terrorism and other crimina

5 days ago1 min read

New Publication

By Kevin Marc Blasiak and Daniel Levenson The Global Network on Extremism and Terrorism 23rd October 2025 In Insights Terrorist and Violent Extremist (TVE) actors are known as early adopters of emerging technologies. There is growing evidence that TVEs have used AI , for instance, to translate manifestos into various languages, create propaganda images, and mask TVE content to avoid detection. TVE actors are also exploring the use of AI chatbots as synthetic actors that fos

Nov 15, 20251 min read

Daniel Leads Discussion on BTAM at Secure Community Network 2025 Homeland Security Summit in Atlanta, Georgia

October 26, 2025 Daniel E. Levenson leads a discussion on the application of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management principles in houses of of worship and religious nonprofits in Atlanta, Georgia on October 21, 2025. The annual conference brings together highly knowledgeable and dedicated security professionals who provide expert advice and support to the Jewish community and interfaith partners across the United States and Canada. On October 21, 2025 Daniel moderated a

Oct 26, 20251 min read

Reflections on the 2025 Society for Terrorism Research Conference at Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK

Blog Post By Daniel E. Levenson July 27, 2025 In July of 2025 I traveled to the Royal Holloway University of London to participate in the...

Jul 27, 20252 min read

July 2025 Workshop on AI and Terrorism, Held at The University of Newcastle, UK, Brings Together Practitioners, Scholars, and Regulators

Blog Post By Daniel E. Levenson July 19, 2025 Daniel E. Levenson and Dr. Kevin Blasiak designed and facilitated a workshop on potential terrorist malicious use of Artificial Intelligence at the Newcastle University, in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom in July of 2025. On July 1 of this year I had the privilege of running a workshop on potential terrorist malicious use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) along with Dr. Kevin Blasiak, Post Doctoral Researcher in computer s

Jul 19, 20252 min read

Daniel Presents on Hate Symbols, AI, and Counter-Terrorism at NESPIN

June 11, 2025 On Monday, June 9, 2025 Daniel presented on two complementary topics at the New England State Police Information Network...

Jun 11, 20251 min read

SUBSCRIBE

Contact